Disability Services for Students

Some students may require assistance obtaining materials presented in class because of limitations resulting from their disability. For most students with disabilities these accommodations are meant to supplement the student’s own notes.  Examples of students that may require these accommodations are students with learning disabilities or physical impairments. An exception would be Deaf students or students that are hard of hearing that completely rely on note takers since they are unable to watch their Sign Language interpreter and take notes at the same time.

Making a Request for a Student Notetaker 

Students that have been approved for peer notetaking as an accommodation should request student notetakers early in the semester. Once a request is received, the Office of Disability Services for Students Staff will verify the accommodation and then begin recruiting student notetakers for the course(s) requested. Once identified, the Office of Disability Services for Students Staff will contact the student with a disability with information about how to access the shared notes.

Student Notetaker Request Form

Be sure to contact the Office of Disability Services for Students if you have any questions or concerns about requesting a student notetaker.

Volunteering to Serve as a Student Notetaker

As notetaker requests are received the Office of Disability Services for Students Staff will reach out to the students currently enrolled for the course(s) requested to recruit a Student Notetaker. Student Notetakers are expected to attend class, take lecture notes, and share the notes no later than the next class meeting day. Student Notetakers will earn Community Hours based on the number of hours spent in class (an average of ~40+ hours per semester), earn Dusty Dollars that can be spent anywhere in campus and a certificate as proof of their Community Service at the end of the each semester.  Notes can be shared by using the carbon copy paper (this is issued by the Office of Disability Services for Students), uploading Word documents, PDFs, or photos of handwritten notes.

Student Notetaker Request Form